See how brands are supporting Simone Biles' and Naomi Osaka's emphasis on mental health

This week, all-star gymnast Simone Biles announced her withdrawal from the Tokyo 2020 Olympics to prioritize her mental health, and her status for next week's competitions is up in the air. The four-time Rio gold medalist is the latest big-name athlete to speak up about the drain that competing at the highest level takes on mental health and how she was taking steps to alleviate it. Fellow Olympian Naomi Osaka opted out of the French Open and Wimbledon citing mental health reasons and saw support from brands like sponsor Sweetgreen and Calm. Along with numerous celebrities supporting Biles and Osaka, brands like Calm, Cartoon Network and Netflix are showing their support for the Olympians, whether they have sponsorship ties to the Olympics and the world of gymnastics and tennis or not, as well as Biles’ sponsors Athleta and Visa. It's unclear whether some of these brands that are not official Olympic sponsors could be violating the Olympics' Rule 40 which prohibits the use of implying a connection with the Olympics or participating athletes. It's likely even more brands would speak out with support if the rule didn't exist. Last night, Biles tweeted: “The outpouring love and support I’ve received has made me realize I’m more than my accomplishments and gymnastics which I never truly believed before.” Here are the brands showing their support on social: Athleta Gap’s Athleta, which sponsors Biles, previously released a statement expressing their support for Biles’ decision to step down and followed it up with a post. Simone. ❤️ pic.twitter.com/hwoV6HWN85— Athleta (@Athleta) July 27, 2021 Visa As another brand that sponsors Biles, Visa also followed up its statement of support with a social shout out to the player. An inspiration, on and off the mat. ❤️ pic.twitter.com/3lbJ8IaWEy— Visa (@Visa) July 28, 2021 Calm The wellness app continues to show support female athletes. When Osaka withdrew from the French Open, the brand made a $15,000 donation to a mental health nonprofit to show its support. In honor of Simone Biles and her 30 medals he has earned to-date, Calm is donating $30,000 to the Women’s Sports Foundation, whose mission it is to support women athletes. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Calm (@calm) Cartoon Network Giving @Simone_Biles & @NaomiOsaka their flowers for speaking up & protecting their mental & physical health 🏆🙌🏾 Thank you for inspiring us, not just by advancing your sports but also showing your human side, and we love you for all of it#Olympics #PowerpuffGirls #SimoneBiles pic.twitter.com/FUB0shVYwT— Cartoon Network (@cartoonnetwork) July 28, 2021 Netflix Sending LOVE to these young legends, Simone Biles & Naomi Osaka. Black women are often expected to push through obstacles at the expense of their own well being & mental health.Simone & Naomi, we love you and are proud of you!Thank you for putting your mental health first ❤️ pic.twitter.com/9nX5YGttOG— Strong Black Lead (@strongblacklead) July 27, 2021 ESPN Correct answer = NOTHING@Simone_Biles ❤️ pic.twitter.com/QoK72iIQ67— ESPN (@espn) July 29, 2021 Twitter There's a 🐐 by her name for a reason#SimoneBiles— Twitter Sports (@TwitterSports) July 27, 2021 ABC’s Dancing With the Stars Sending all the love and support to our #DWTS alumna @Simone_Biles and #TeamUSA ❤️💙 pic.twitter.com/Gv92T0XtpC— Dancing with the Stars #DWTS (@DancingABC) July 28, 2021 Barbie Two weeks ago, Barbie, an Olympics sponsor, came out with a Naomi Osaka doll as part of its role model collection. Breaking records and inspiring the next generation🎾We are proud to announce athlete and change maker @naomiosaka as the newest #Barbie Role Model doll! #YouCanBeAnything https://t.co/MWvQjGNIdd pic.twitter.com/Oceg1EZnL0— Barbie (@Barbie) July 12, 2021

See how brands are supporting Simone Biles' and Naomi Osaka's emphasis on mental health

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